GSourcers prioritizes 100% client satisfaction. We prepared these FAQs as a short user guide to help you maximize the intelligence within this Talent Market Report, especially if you have limited Excel knowledge. Find more guidance on our online FAQs page.
The Desktop Mapping Report
What it is: A strategic tool to focus recruiting and sourcing efforts long-term. It helps identify candidates not just for the current position, but also for future openings and roles (senior or junior) requiring similar skills. It is based on assessing competitors and industry leaders.
What it’s for: Its ultimate goal is to advance succession planning by anticipating long-term needs and guiding how to fill positions proactively. Benefits include gaining a competitive advantage, understanding market trends, and reducing costs and reliance on external agencies.
Benefits: It shifts your organization from reactive contingency hiring to a proactive strategy. It helps anticipate future openings, build strong relationships with top industry talent for future recruitment, and aids in managing the employer brand.
Report Longevity & Updates
The report will not become useless as talent mapping is an ongoing process that requires constant updating.
It focuses on finding the very best candidate, period, not just the best available one.
GSourcers offers to update the report every 6 or 12 months to maintain a constant $360^\circ$ view of talent movements in relevant markets.
How to Use the Document (Excel Tips)
Keyword/Candidate Search: Go to the “Talent Universe” sheet, use the “Find & Select” $\rightarrow$ “Find” function, and enter the keyword or candidate name.
Scrolling/Hidden Information: Double-click on lengthy cells in the “Additional Notes” section to enable scrolling using the keyboard Up/Down arrows (not the mouse scroll).
Optional Active Services
Active Talent Engagement/Headhunting: Yes. GSourcers can use third-party recruiting tactics to pursue passive candidates identified in the map, confirming interest, collecting salary data, and potentially CVs. This is beneficial for historically difficult-to-fill roles or when teams are over-capacitated.
Process: Begins with a pre-consult meeting to set timelines and expectations (SLA: 7–14 business days).
Guarantee/Data Validation: Yes. All reports include a 4-week post-sales support guarantee to validate contact details (email/mobile) for candidates you select for engagement at no additional cost.
Note: Desktop reports may have less complete data than a full talent mapping research project involving direct candidate contact (primary data collection).
Talent Community/Survey: Yes. GSourcers can conduct a Talent Survey to gauge a passive candidate’s interest in working for your brand in the future, getting their insights on your brand, and collecting key data (salary range, notice period, etc.) for succession planning.